WisDOT news release: DMV service centers closed Friday, March 20; reopening Monday, March 23 by appointment only; 60-day automatic extensions

The record

Jurisdiction

Wisconsin (Governor's direction; Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles) · Wisconsin

Level

State

Authority

Executive Order 72 (Mar. 12, 2020) public health emergency; Wis. Stat. sec. 323.12(4); WisDOT authority under Wis. Stat. chs. 341-343

Issued

2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020

Effective

2020-03-20 (closure); 2020-03-23 (appointment-only reopening) (read as 2020-03-20)

End

Appointment-only operation continued; the 60-day extensions and late-fee waivers ran to the ends stated in AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-009 (July 25, 2020) and -010 (January 21, 2021) (read as 2020-07-25)

In force

Mar. 20, 2020 to July 25, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureCourts and public offices

Addressees

• the public
• all DMV Customer Service Centers
• driver license and CDL holders
• skills-test applicants

Functions reached

• DM (centers closed; appointment-only)
• HR driver and CDL credentialing (skills tests cancelled)
• WF (drivers on extended credentials)
• CB

Character

context

Collection

State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

To help slow the spread of COVID-19, Governor Evers has directed Wisconsin Department of Transportation... All DMV Customer Service Centers will be closed to the public on Friday, March 20.... [service centers reopen on Monday, March 23 with] in-person customer service... restricted, by appointment only... [Driver licenses and CDLs] that expire during this public health emergency will be automatically extended 60 days. Late fees will be waived.... All driver skills tests are being cancelled as of March 18 until further notice.

Enforcement

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